A novel perspective of the function of carotenoids and carotenoid-derived products−
including, but not restricted to, the retinoids− is emerging in recent years which connects …

Brown fat is highly active in fuel oxidation and dissipates chemical energy through
uncoupling protein (UCP) 1-mediated heat production. Activation of brown fat leads to …

Global levels of obesity are reaching epidemic proportions, leading to a dramatic increase in
incidence of secondary diseases and the significant economic burden associated with their …

A positive effect of all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) on white adipose tissue (WAT) oxidative
and thermogenic capacity has been described and linked to an in vivo fat-lowering effect of …

The lemon detox program is a very low-calorie diet which consists of a mixture of organic
maple and palm syrups, and lemon juice for abstinence period of 7 days. We hypothesized …

During the last century, vitamin A has evolved from its classical role as a fat-soluble vitamin
and attained the status of para-/autocrine hormone. Besides its well-established role in …

Summary Stress-related (eg, depression) and metabolic pathologies (eg, obesity) are
important and often co-morbid public health concerns. Here we identify a connection …

New Findings What is the central question of this study? Previously, we reported that chronic
feeding of a vitamin A‐enriched diet to euglycaemic obese rats (WNIN/Ob) ameliorated …

脂联素(APN) 是由脂肪细胞分泌的一种生物活性多肽或蛋白质, 具有增敏胰岛素, 抗新生血管,
抗炎症反应等生物学特性. 近年来研究表明, 血浆APN 的变化与糖尿病视网膜病变(DR) …

Heat stress (HS), a stress response in homeotherms mainly due to elevated ambient
temperature and failure of effective heat dissipation, causes a substantial negative economic …